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MA Linguistik (Linguistics) at Leipzig University

Leipzig University, Germany

Programme overview

English-taught master's programme focusing, unlike the philologies, not on a single language but on the function and structure of all human languages.

Faculty: Philologische Fakultät  |  Department: Institut für Linguistik  |  Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)  |  Study mode: full-time, part-time; taught in English  |  Intake: Winter semester and Summer semester  |  Location: Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany

What you will study

Students choose nine of the programme's 13 modules freely: foundation modules, in-depth modules on current research and special modules.

Career pathways

Optimal preparation for a research career, especially a doctorate in linguistics, and for two central fields outside research.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Professional degree in linguistics or general linguistics (graduates of other programmes may be admitted with the examination board's consent); English at CEFR B2; a further foreign language at B1. The Faculty of Philology checks the requirements. Open admission (no numerus clausus). Application period: 02.05. – 15.09. for winter semester; 01.12. – 15.03. for summer semester; portal: AlmaWeb.

Intake: Winter semester and Summer semester

Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)

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